Cafe Racer Build 33, Suzuki GS550 Exhaust Wrap

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6 жыл бұрын

Today's video in preparation to getting the Suzuki GS550 on the road we're installing the exhaust wrap to hide the ugly current exhaust
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@mitchellsrenault7344 6 жыл бұрын

Getting excited now!!! be awesome to see them on the road, keep up the great work :)

@waynemartinez8620 6 жыл бұрын

Glad to see you had gloves on this time. Great job as usual!

@forthebold 6 жыл бұрын

Ha yeah. Didn’t want to take it into the house

@DriversSide 6 жыл бұрын

Also those are my favorite wheels I’ve seen! I want some of these!

@benhawke7231 6 жыл бұрын

Congrats on the baby. I don't care what anyone says about exhaust tape, it makes any bike look sexy.

@forthebold 6 жыл бұрын

Ha hides a lot of the sins on the exhaust

@benhawke7231 6 жыл бұрын

For The Bold - dreegez LoL

@UrbanMonkTV 6 жыл бұрын

Looks good! Nice to see your GS550 out in the light. I've been following that one for a couple years. You've also stoked my desire to own a CX500 again and I just grabbed a nice example this past weekend. I need to move it 2000 miles to my home, and then will do a video series on replacing the generator/stator.

@RichRides 6 жыл бұрын

Looking good and the whole colour scheme is really starting to show itself now 👍

@forthebold 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

@carltonolson6813 6 жыл бұрын

That colour looks awesome outside... Can't wait to hear her come to life. Looking great👍

@forthebold 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Starting to look like a bike

@woodywoodpecker2708 6 жыл бұрын

Nice to see the GS again in all its glory. I agree there is no right or wrong way of wrapping an exhaust. I suppose that if you wrap it dry all you really need is good gloves..? Have fun riding it!

@brazwewn 6 жыл бұрын

I can’t believe you twisted it that way and not the other...just kidding. 😂 It’s a sad state of affair when you have to preface an exhaust wrapping video. Keep up the great work and glad you keep doing it the way that makes you happy.

@Parquimetro95 6 жыл бұрын

Congratulations on the baby!! Greetings from Spain!

@forthebold 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Spain

@manosa.4893 6 жыл бұрын

"There obviously gonna be a new bike" made my day

@waynemartinez8620 6 жыл бұрын

Congratulations to you and your wife on the baby!

@forthebold 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@Log-On-Line 6 жыл бұрын

that colour scheme is great the black with the hints of white then the bold blue its nice

@forthebold 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you, better than the grey and orange I had.

@seanhunt3417 6 жыл бұрын

Gold!! Bring on the new projects!!! Cheers from Australia

@forthebold 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@DriversSide 6 жыл бұрын

I’m a huge fan of the way exhaust tape looks! I’m getting some for my bikes. Ope, did I say Bike(s)🙊

@jishh 6 жыл бұрын

Congrats on the newborn mate! Bike is looking ace 👌 thats the thing with the internet, how ever you do it someone knows better

@forthebold 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate, ha, yeah, fully prepared for it this time

@eliinthewolverinestate6729 6 жыл бұрын

Due to budget I will wrap my leg burner exhaust on the Yamaha enduro. Don't have money for custom exhaust. Will change it later when I fell I can make a decent 2 stroke exhaust. Thanks for putting your time in to make these videos.

@forthebold 6 жыл бұрын

Agree with that. Custom exhausts are so you expensive and it takes some skill to fabricate a 2 stroke exhaust

@VictoriousTortoise 6 жыл бұрын

Love these videos! Just have to mount my battery, and gauges and then my bike is ready to be painted and it’s done

@forthebold 6 жыл бұрын

Excellent. Have fun

@nunpuiazahkhar 6 жыл бұрын

Congrats on the new baby 🎂🎂🎂👶👏👏👏👏👏❤️❤️❤️💓💓💓💓

@forthebold 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@yannzimmer4813 5 жыл бұрын

Great video! How long it took you in total to wrap the exhausts? 1 hour? 2 hours? Thanks!

@PhaedruS007 5 жыл бұрын

Best time lapse music by far. Some of them are torturous.

@earlebacciochi9796 6 жыл бұрын

Wrapping exhaust great dexterity practice for changing NAPPIES!😷 Congratulations and enjoy, time passes to quickly🚼👍

@forthebold 6 жыл бұрын

Ha. True. Plenty of practice

@olisstuff4773 6 жыл бұрын

Hi there, sorry I don't know your name. First I would like to say well done for approaching a build from a not so mechanical view allowing the everyday ordinary Joe like me to feel a bit more confident in even thinking of attempting stuff in the comfort of their garage. Thank you. Question on the exhaust wrap. Any reason why you don't take the exhaust out? I would like to install a new exhaust end, I think it would look better if the single pipe would be shorter, can I shorten it or would this compromise some kind of rules and regulations? How short can I go? the pipe original lenght is 700mm and I wanted to cut out about 150mm

@cornish_boy6235 6 жыл бұрын

Congratulations on the baby, I was looking for childrens bikes before my boy was even born, lol

@rognvaldjaegerdandy4340 6 жыл бұрын

Congrats! The GS is actually my fave bike of yours. I'm just not a big Honda fan. I ended up selling my Yamaha xs850, and moved on to a 1986 BMW K100rt. I like the last video about mixing the bar end mirrors and bar end signals. I might have to steal that! Lol. ;)

@forthebold 6 жыл бұрын

Go for it. I love the look of the K engines.

@rognvaldjaegerdandy4340 6 жыл бұрын

For The Bold - dreegez I do too. Only thing I don't like is the placement of the side stand means if you eliminate the center stand, something I desperately want to do, you are left with that lean that allows a ton of oil to flow to the head and have smoky start ups. I'm planning a side stand swap to the other side. Sure I'll be the odd man out, but I already am. Ol

@lcrgarage3245 6 жыл бұрын

Looks great. Still debating whether i want to wrap mine or not. Still have the cb to work on huh? Or did i miss something?

@forthebold 6 жыл бұрын

I wish I could get a new exhaust for these but to expensive for the GS at the mo. Yup, CB still coming, and a brand new exhaust for that.

@TheShagans 5 жыл бұрын

Older video but congrats on the baby!

@forthebold 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@jhonnataleao5989 6 жыл бұрын

Hi, i'm from Brasil and like your video! PS: i don't speake english. Haha

@jameslewis4327 6 жыл бұрын

Great job. Will you be colour tuning the cx?

@forthebold 6 жыл бұрын

Yeah but I won’t make a video on that.

@jameslewis4327 6 жыл бұрын

For The Bold - dreegez oh I'd love to see it bought one for mine but only seen the gs been done. I've got pretty much the same filters as you have. Would you be able to let me know what jets and set up you have just as a little guide. I appreciate it a lot the cx Facebook group is a little hit and miss with these things mostly purists on there. Also congratulations on your new baby my son has been watching all your videos with me and dances to all the music lol he's 15 months.

@jdwhite2dw 5 жыл бұрын

Were did you find your "kick up" pipe for your exhaust? I cannot find anything and if I do, it's usually a 51mm inlet. Looked all over Ebay.

@forthebold 5 жыл бұрын

I had it fabricated on spec for me.

@jdwhite2dw 5 жыл бұрын

@@forthebold I found a 38mm stainless steel mandrel bent elbow from The UK on Ebay.That should work. 👍🏻

@sevenity2677 6 жыл бұрын

Got a challenge for you! Engine swap! Frame and an engine that is completely different brand and different cc and years. Would like to see your talents tackle that bro! Bikes look great and congrats on new born!! Great day!

@forthebold 6 жыл бұрын

I guess you could go down in engine size but never up on a different frame. I always wanted to put in a 80s cr500 engine into a CRF 450 frame years ago

@sevenity2677 6 жыл бұрын

For The Bold - dreegez yeah it is what I’m in now brother! Had to drop 100cc from 500.

@fkalrc 6 жыл бұрын

Alright mate, just bought a virago and I'm just about done with getting it working before starting to break it down for the cafe build. any words of advice? (it'll also be a series on my channel, so video tips would be appreciated too!!)

@forthebold 6 жыл бұрын

Congrats on the Virago, beautiful bikes, some had starter issues but you can fix that up. Other advice I can give is take your time, enjoy it, and don't listen to other people.

@fkalrc 6 жыл бұрын

Much appreciated! Trying to fix the starter issue with an extra connection to the negative batt terminal and getting a better ballistic battery, which I've heard helps the gears sync better. Anyways, s always looking forward to more content from you.

@Thrillrider10 6 жыл бұрын

My thoughts on wrapping exhaust: Is it completely wrapped? Is it staying? if the answer to both of these is "yes", then it's done correctly.

@forthebold 6 жыл бұрын

Ha. Nice way to look at it

@nevido84 6 жыл бұрын

hi again =) Are you using stainless steel exhaust? Some say wraps hold moisture and damage the exhaust over time.

@forthebold 6 жыл бұрын

Yeah they're not going to keep your exhaust like new underneath, I only use them to hide already ugly exhausts.

@theodoremarakas9899 4 жыл бұрын

It does hold moisture, no doubt. I would NEVER wrap an exhaust for a bike parked outdoors and ridden under rain conditions. I would only do it on pipes that will never see the weather elements such as expensive garage queens that rarely see bad weather.

@Liamshel 6 жыл бұрын

I've been interesting on wrapping the exhaust on my bike but have read that I can cause a lot of problems. Is this true?

@forthebold 6 жыл бұрын

I've not heard of any performance issues as such, I know they don't preserve a brand new exhaust once you take them off, I only do it if the pipes are ugly

@jamesdimmock3789 5 жыл бұрын

What was the total length of tape required? thanks

@TheShagans 5 жыл бұрын

James Dimmock most are sold as 30’ or 50’ runs. You can probably get most bikes done with 30’ but some just barely. I’d get 50’

@manishbyanjankar8052 6 жыл бұрын

Just a curious question. Isn't it quicker to take those exhaust out and wrap it ?

@forthebold 6 жыл бұрын

It would be but I have a freshly pressed set of exhaust gasket rings in place

@manishbyanjankar8052 6 жыл бұрын

Oh, okay. Well if you ever think of wrapping it for CB750, you should do to before hand. It's just a suggestion. 🙂

@forthebold 6 жыл бұрын

Yeah definitely. Luckily the CB750 has a brand new exhaust. Check out the video on it if you haven’t.

@jhz3728 6 жыл бұрын

😍

@forthebold 6 жыл бұрын

Thumbs up for this.

@GrahamScott155 6 жыл бұрын

Excellent video. If one wanted to contact you with long form questions, would an email be okay to do that?

@forthebold 6 жыл бұрын

Yeah that’s fine. I’ll look out for it as they tend not to com directly to me from the site

@GrahamScott155 6 жыл бұрын

Cheers!

@tysvlogs5838 6 жыл бұрын

Hey man. Wrap what you want, how you want.

@forthebold 6 жыл бұрын

Seems to work. But everyone has their own way

@Kro_man_tx 6 жыл бұрын

What does the manufacturer say?

@forthebold 6 жыл бұрын

Nothing

@hogg8888 6 жыл бұрын

i see you got the gloves out this time my good man . you take the comment section seriously i see

@forthebold 6 жыл бұрын

Usually I would go full pain but I didn’t want to take the fibre glass into the house to the baby

@hogg8888 6 жыл бұрын

that would definitely earn you a seat in hell . congratulations by the way

@forthebold 6 жыл бұрын

True. Thanks

@outsidethelines8502 6 жыл бұрын

Does the exhaust wrap have any performance merit? or is it purely aesthetic? It's not to my personal taste but I won't fault anyone for having their own preferences. Congrats on the new addition, are we disclosing gender?

@bludmakesgrassgrow 6 жыл бұрын

I've heard it help keep exhaust gases hot, therefore letting them burn completely and exiting the pipe faster.

@forthebold 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks. It’s a boy. People do say it enhances it but I think the difference would be so minimal that it wouldn’t be noticed at all. I use it to hide ugly pipes

@chris681975 6 жыл бұрын

Should get yourself a English wheel and try your hand at making more custom bits for your bikes

@forthebold 6 жыл бұрын

I would love one but they’re so expensive

@joshamodeo1974 6 жыл бұрын

I soak my exhaust tape in warm water only to stop those shitty little fibers getting stuck into my arms and fingers it doesn't affect the performance of it at all

@forthebold 6 жыл бұрын

Good to hear. Be interesting to hear what the manufacturers say also. And yup. Those needles don’t half sting for days